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Infections associated with diabetic-care devices
Bansree Patel1, Ronny Priefer1
1Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University, Boston, MA, USA.
Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome
|March 5, 2021
Summary
Diabetes management involves invasive devices that can cause infections, but these are rare. This review examines infection risks associated with diabetes care devices.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Infectious Diseases
- Medical Device Technology
Background:
- Diabetes affects over 463 million globally, projected to reach 700 million by 2045.
- Diabetes is linked to severe comorbidities like neuropathy, retinopathy, and kidney disease.
- Invasive diabetes monitoring and treatment devices increase infection risk.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review infection risks associated with diabetes management devices.
- To identify common sites and causes of infections in diabetic patients using these devices.
Main Methods:
- Literature search of PubMed and supplementary manuscripts.
- Keywords included diabetes, insulin site infection, lancing infections, insulin pump infections, and continuous glucose monitoring infections.
Main Results:
- Diabetes care devices (blood glucose monitors, insulin pumps) create potential entry points for pathogens.
- Infections can arise from pathogen transmission or direct inoculation at device sites.
- Complications from diabetes management are important to study alongside the disease itself.
Conclusions:
- Infections related to diabetes management devices are infrequent.
- The risk of infection should not deter patients from using essential diabetes care technologies.
- This review highlights infection occurrences and common locations in diabetes management.
Keywords:
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